Technical Costing Analyst

Description

At AKG, we believe great people build great products. We are looking for dependable, safety-focused team members who want to grow their skills and be part of a company that values teamwork, accountability, respect, and continuous improvement. If you enjoy hands-on work, problem-solving, and working with precision equipment in a manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply. We will train you...

What We Offer

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Shift differential opportunities
• GREAT Medical, dental, and vision benefits the first of the month after 30 days
• Company Paid Life Insurance, STD insurance and LTD insurance
• PTO and paid holidays
• 401(k) with amazing company match
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Stable manufacturing environment
• Employee recognition programs
• Team-oriented culture focused on safety and respect

What You’ll Do

The Technical Costing Analyst develops technically accurate, traceable, and commercially sound product-cost estimates for customer quotations, new products, engineering changes, sourcing decisions, and ongoing production. The role translates engineering designs and manufacturing requirements into documented material, labor, machine, overhead, tooling, purchased-component, outside-processing, packaging, and logistics assumptions. The analyst partners with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Production Planning, Manufacturing, and Finance to maintain accurate product-costing data in SAP, reconcile quoted, standard, and actual costs, identify potential margin erosion, and support value-engineering and cost-reduction activities. The position serves as the technical validator of product-cost assumptions.

Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Finance with manufacturing experience, or a related field, with at least three years of relevant experience; or an associate degree or technical certification with at least five years of directly relevant manufacturing-costing experience.
• Experience in manufacturing cost estimating, industrial engineering, production planning, manufacturing engineering, product costing, or a closely related discipline.
• Working knowledge of bills of materials, manufacturing routings, labor standards, machine rates, scrap and yield, overhead application, and product-cost structures.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, lookup functions, pivot tables, data validation, and large-data analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of materials, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience using an ERP system for product, material, routing, or costing data.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively across Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Planning, Manufacturing, and Finance.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with SAP ERP, particularly SAP Product Costing.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing, heat-exchanger manufacturing, metal fabrication, machining, welding, brazing, stamping, or assembly operations.
• Knowledge of time-study, work-measurement, and production-capacity methodologies.
• Experience with value engineering, design-to-cost, and make-versus-buy analysis.
• Experience reconciling quoted, standard, and actual product costs.
• German and English language skills.